How to Make Your Twitter Homepage Captivating

Last updated: January 15, 2017 - 1:59pm EST

Each time you log into Twitter, you’ll be taken to your own homepage. You’ll be able to quickly compose new tweets, see what’s trending, and keep up-to-date with people you’re following. It’s almost like your computer desktop, where you can see all of your important files and access them with a quick click.

Click the yellow circle buttons () in the screenshot below to get an explanation of different things on your homepage.

Profile

Access your profile by clicking here. Also see how many tweets you’ve sent out, the total number of people you are following, and the total number of followers you have.

Compose Tweet

Click here to begin composing a new tweet.

Trends

See what Twitter is talking about most here. Click one of the trending topics to see the most recent tweets that include the trending hashtag.

Feed

This is your Twitter feed. Everyone’s tweets of the people you are following will show up in this feed. If there are more recent tweets, Twitter lets you know at the top by allowing you to click View [X] New Tweets. This lets you update your Twitter feed without having to reload the entire page.

Who to Follow

Here’s a shortcut to Twitter’s recommendations for people whose tweets you may want to track. You can click Refresh to see a new set of three recommendations, or click View All to see a full list of whom Twitter recommends for you.

Twitter logo

This is the header and will always be at the top of Twitter, no matter which page within the Twitterverse you are on.

Compose New Tweet

Quickly compose a new tweet by clicking here, typing in what’s on your mind here!

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